Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-28

| AN ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.
The name OF Samuel II. Walker, member OF
the police force, stationed at the sixth precinct,
was written on a warrant issued to-day Oh the
oath OF Peter Farmer, coOred, charging the officer
with assault and battery with intent to kill, and
he viii be called upon tOplead to the charge before
Judge Smell within Il few days. The alleged as.
sault occurred Saturday afternoon, between ) and
the tracks or the Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
1t is charged that the officer under The inilu-
ence OF liquor and arrested Farmer, with whom
he had some trouble, and locked him up in the
sixth precinct station, charged with being drunk.
The officer was so much under the infiu-
ence OF liquor that Lieutenant Kelly would
not let him go On duty, and he was
reported to headquarters as being absent without
leave. Farmer was subsequently released by the
lieutenant. This morning, when Farmer Sw0re out
the warrant at the Police Court he stated that the
officer fired his revolver at him and then caught
The officer dropped his pistol, and Farmer told him
TO pick 1t up; that he did not want to take add
vantage of drunken man; Farmer, the police
men say Is respectable cOlored citizen, who, for
the past eighteen years, has resided at Ill L
street southeast. lie denies that he was intOxi-
Gated at the time OF his arrest, and says he was
never drunk in his life. The other witnesses
named on the warrant are stephen MOffatt, lois
1sr street Henry NJ Willis lO 19th
streets, and Nm. TraverS, l2O NJ street southeast.
Police Court 'Gabe" Walker, cOlOred, was charged
by Officer Daily with being suspicious person.
who was trying TO dispose OF a Carriage robe at a
low figure, and the defendant testified that the
officer arrested him because he refused TO "put
up" liquor case. The court required him to give
bonds in the sum OF $50, or stand committed three
months
CRIMINAL COURT CAsEs.-The district attorney
this morning in the Criminal Court stated that he
had asked some Of the attorneys in certain cases.
which would take some time, to come into court
that the cases might be set for trial. He first
called the case Of Mary Jane Mcbride and John w.
gested the l4th OF March. Mr. Cook opposed SO
early date ON the part OF Miss Mcbride, and Mr..
Taylor for Mcfarland asked for an early trial The
district attorney then suggested that the case of
G. A Whitaker (naval voucher caSeS) be fixed for
March 14th. This was opposed by Mr.. Je1. Chan
| der. The court fixed the Mcbride and Mcfarland
cases for the l4th and suggested that IL Col Cook
desired further delay he give notice by the 7th.
The fixing of other cases was postponed with the
Whitaker case TO saturday. The district attorney
said that the Jail delivery would not require over
| week.
THOUGHT THE WITNESS MIGHT BE MISTAKEN
| Edward Washington, young cOlOred man, was
before the Police Court this morning charged with
| carrying razor. Robert c. Carroll, trustee of
! the Zou Wesley church. In South Washington
testified that during services In the church Friday
| night the defendant was squeezing small boy
! against the wall, when witness spoke TO him. He
Kept up his misDehav1or, and witness put him OUT
when he drew a razor and threatened TO cut wit
| ness mead of. The defendant denied the charge
and the Judge thought the witnesses might be
mistaken, and took defendants personal bonds.
| TEACHERS BIBLE CLASS Y. NJ. c. A.-Saturday
evening large gathering OF Sabbath school
workers greeted MI. Joseph BOweS at the regular
meeting OF the class In the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium
which Is arranged as a hall for the meeting OF the
| class. This was the farewell lesson OF Mr.. BOwes
| TO the class, he having removed TO Baltimore.
! After the lesson pair OF handsome bronze stat
| uettes and u set OF neatly engroSSed resolutions
adopted by the class, were presented by RevS Dr.
P1tzer and Baldwin with appropriate remarks.
This large class Will hereafter be under the leader
| ship or Sir. w. II. Ii. smith.
| The Courts
EQUITY CoJKT-JuGige Merrick
| To-day, Frey agt. Dean; guardian directed to
purchase notes. Jackson agt. jackson; time to
| take testimony limited. Newman agt. BOnnell:
| MOTION for restraining order set Tor Saturday
| Cook agt- Cook; appearance OF defendant ordered
CIRCUIT COuRT-Jui0e Hagner
| To-day, Honerman agt. Guggenheimer; 1udg-
\ ment confessed
POLICE COURT-Jud0e Shell
To-day, Joseph Lee, assault; S or Is days
| Charles II. sullivan. do: personal bonds Thns